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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
REGISTRATION NO. 333-52022
(To Prospectus dated August 15, 2007)
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)


 
 
 
 
1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts
Oil Service HOLDRS (SM) Trust

This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated August 15, 2007 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Oil Service HOLDRS (SM) Trust.
 
The share amounts specified in the table in the “Highlights of Oil Service HOLDRS” section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
 
Name of Company
 
Ticker
 
Share Amounts
 
Primary
Trading Market
Baker-Hughes Inc.
 
BHI
 
21
 
NYSE
BJ Services Company
 
BJS
 
28
 
NYSE
Cameron International Corporation
 
CAM
 
8
 
NYSE
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
 
DO
 
11
 
NYSE
ENSCO International Inc.
 
ESV
 
11
 
NYSE
Exterran Holdings, Inc.(1)
 
EXH
 
1.625
 
NYSE
GlobalSanteFe Corporation
 
GSF
 
19.975
 
NYSE
Grant Prideco, Inc.
 
GRP
 
9
 
NYSE
Halliburton Company
 
HAL
 
44
 
NYSE
Nabors Industries Ltd.
 
NBR
 
24
 
NYSE
National Oilwell Vargo Inc.(2)
 
NOV
 
14
 
NYSE
Noble Corporation(3)
 
NE
 
11
 
NYSE
Rowan Companies, Inc.
 
RDC
 
8
 
NYSE
Schlumberger Ltd.
 
SLB
 
22
 
NYSE
Smith International, Inc.
 
SII
 
16
 
NYSE
Tidewater Inc.
 
TDW
 
5
 
NYSE
Transocean Inc.
 
RIG
 
18
 
NYSE
Weatherford International Ltd.
 
WFT
 
18
 
NYSE
             
 
(1)   The merger of Hanover Compressor Company (NYSE ticker “HC”) and Universal Compression   Holdings, Inc. became effective August 20, 2007. As a result, Exterran Holdings, Inc. (“EXH”) replaced   Hanover Compressor Company as an underlying security of the Oil Service HOLDRS Trust. For the 5   shares of Hanover Compressor Company per 100 shares round lot of Oil Service HOLDRS Trust, The   Bank of New York will receive 1.625 shares of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Effective August 21, 2007,   creations of Oil Service HOLDRS require 1.625 shares of Exterran Holdings, Inc. per 100 share round   lot of Oil Service HOLDRS. 
 
(2)   Effective October 4, 2007, creations of Oil Service HOLDRS require 14 shares of National Oilwell Vargo,   Inc. (NYSE ticker “NOV”) per round lot of 100 Oil Service HOLDRS Trust due to the 2 for 1 stock split   of National Oilwell Vargo, Inc.
 
(3)   Effective September 4, 2007, creations of Oil Service HOLDRS require 22 shares of Noble Corp.   Common Stock (NYSE ticker “NE”) per round lot of 100 Oil Service HOLDRS Trust due to the 2 for 1   stock split of Noble Corp.
 
 
The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transactions.
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is September 30, 2007.